Monday, 26 July 2010

Style Tip #259: Just Because It Looks Good Doesn't Mean It Will

More than half the time, the individual articles of clothing we're wearing are perfectly fine, wearable pieces. The only problem is that when they come together, it's like mixing lamb and chicken into lobster bisque. It just doesn't work. But I'm no chef, so correct me if I'm wrong. Many of us have had a time when we've entered a store and we see a pair of shoes that look so good that we just cannot not buy them. I had one such moment last night where the choice was between a classic pair of dark brown lace-up loafers and on the other hand, a very beautifully constructed pair of boat shoes in a shade between cream and light brown.  To cut a medium-length story short, I chose the dark brown lace-up loafers. Why? Had I...

Saturday, 24 July 2010

Why You Like Who You Like

About one third of the world's population believe in the notion of "love at first sight". The other two-thirds are realistic. But rather than embarking on a debate into the virtues and setbacks of committing your love life to somebody who may turn out to look quite different in the morning, I am here to put forth yet another largely baseless, ill-researched theory on the things we do and why we do them.  Today, I'm going to tell you... why you like the people you like. You heard it here first on Straight Eye for the Straight Guy - attraction to the opposite sex is dominantly influenced by two factors:  Firstly, the quality of your relationship with your parent of the opposite sex (if you're a woman - your...

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